68
Explanation: 
So to get this answer you need to split it into smaller shapes. We already have the squares so we know that 3*3 is 9 and then we double that because there are two of them. 
So, so far we have 18+x
We need to take the middle shape and split it into two trapezoids. 
The area for trapezoids is T=(a+b/2)h
So T= (3+7/2)5 
T= 5*5=25 
And then we would double that because there are two of them so 50 and then fill it in for x 
18+50= 68 is the area of the figure.